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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Toronto, ON
I interviewed at IBM (Toronto, ON)
1st round was coding in hacker rank with 2 questions and that could be solved in variety of coding languages. But I did not get selected in the first round itself. So I dont' know how the next rounds are. I have no idea. I'm just writing this so I can see details about some other company
- Coding question on hacker rank

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at IBM
It is an online technical interview that talks about a medium-level Leetcode problem. The interviewer also asked about some of my projects. He is nice and the overall experience is not bad.
- Some questions about the frontend stuff
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in Bengaluru
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru)
It was moderate had 3 rounds Coding,Tech Interview (Introduction, My main programming language , ,Asked just to rectify error in 1 code and asked to explain projects ), HR interview
- It was moderate had 3 rounds Coding,Tech Interview (Introduction, My main programming language , ,Asked just to rectify error in 1 code and asked to explain projects ), HR interview

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM
There was an initial online coding test of two Hackerrank questions and then a behavioral interview involving sliding scales in which you had to choose the best of two poor answers.
- Given a log file of GET requests, extract the number of bytes of a given file.

Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
I interviewed at IBM (New York, NY)
really easy interview, i had a great experience hired me after, very nice people easy to talk to not too difficult questions. Behavioral questions but easy to answer. Dont know what else to write to meet word min
- Describe a time you had a challenge at work or school

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at IBM
4 rounds - DSA test - consisted of 1 question medium/easy level - English and verbal test - unlimited questions with a fixed time frame - Group Discussion- 4 panels each consisting of 20 students - HR Round - easy behavioral questions asked
- What technology am I thinking to learn in the future and why?

Anonymous Employee in Bengaluru
I applied online. I interviewed at IBM (Bengaluru)
1. First level screening by an consultant with basic question 2. Interview by sr. consultant with advance questions. 3. Practice Head interview evaluating if we have leadership and managerial skills 4. HR head interview
- difference between average cost and OPM plant cost

Anonymous Employee
I interviewed at IBM
Two interviews: one technical (not leetcode style, just asking questions to get a feel for what I know) and one behavioral (they told be about the team and asked me a few questions)

Anonymous Interview Candidate in Chennai
I interviewed at IBM (Chennai)
The interview process is vital in recruitment, enabling thorough evaluation of candidates' skills and cultural fit. It involves structured, unstructured, behavioral, and situational interviews, as well as phone screens. A well-planned and executed process aids in effective hiring and continuous improvement.

Anonymous Interview Candidate
I interviewed at IBM
Moderate level questions about Python. Easy questions for SQL but compiler issues. Practice various Python scenarios. Basic SQL knowledge is ok. Interview will be automated and proctored with 60 mins time limit.
- Python and SQL questions. Not too difficult.
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Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at IBM as 67.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 2.84 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Network Engineer and Designer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Software Analyst and Change Manager roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at IBM takes an average of 25.79 days when considering 915 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Testing Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 1 day), whereas Business Transformation Consultant roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 300 days).
Common stages of the interview process at IBM according to 915 Glassdoor interviews include:
One-on-One Interview: 18.66%
Phone Interview: 18.45%
Skills Test: 10.66%
Presentation: 10.35%
Group Panel Interview: 9.48%
Background Check: 9.33%
IQ Intelligence Test: 8.15%
Personality Test: 7.89%
Drugs Test: 5.54%
Other: 1.49%
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